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Efficient, low-noise, single-photon frequency conversion
Published
Author(s)
Paulina S. Kuo, Jason S. Pelc, Oliver T. Slattery, Yong-Su Kim, M. M. Fejer, Xiao Tang
Abstract
We demonstrate simultaneous low-noise and efficient frequency conversion in a periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguide with spectral filtering. We achieve >50% external conversion efficiency and 600 noise counts per second at peak conversion.
Kuo, P.
, Pelc, J.
, Slattery, O.
, Kim, Y.
, Fejer, M.
and Tang, X.
(2013),
Efficient, low-noise, single-photon frequency conversion, CLEO Technical Digest, San Jose, CA, [online], https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.JTh2A.86
(Accessed October 7, 2025)